We need to bring back teatime, that quiet time in the
middle of the afternoon to have a quiet
cup of tea and escape from the bustle of life! (Your Manahawkin
chiropractor would appreciate such a time again!) Teatime
was valuable for the mind and spirit and very likely quite good for the body. Most days, we just can’t imagine that we have time, but just enjoying tea on the run in an insulated
mug on the commute to your chiropractic appointment at Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
can be beneficial, particularly
if that tea is green.
BENEFITS OF TEA OVERALL
In China, drinking tea is a traditional
lifestyle factor. Not a bad thing! In evaluating
the health benefits of tea and its active ingredients for osteoporosis, osteoarthritis,
and rheumatoid arthritis – common bone and joint diseases affecting
many people – researchers found that tea offers potential anti-COX
(cycolooxygenase) factors and hormone-like effects. They concluded
that tea has a vast potential to be helpful in
medicine and healthcare especially as the mechanisms of various tea properties are defined as to their
synergistic mechanisms. (1) Tea from plants around us offers us a
flavorsome way to be healthier and even a bit painfree!
BENEFITS OF GREEN TEA FOR PAIN
The more we acquire
about what nature offers us via medicinal plants,
the more we will want to thank nature! Green tea is a well-known
beverage obtained from such medicinal plants. Green tea via several pharmacological activities and antinociceptive
effects can be effective for pain relief due
to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Green tea is described as a safe and often effective treatment for pain management
because if can suppress inflammation
and oxidative stress. (2) Green tea’s major component, EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate),
is described in the published literature as valuable
for its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. Research papers have reported
how green tea helps diseases like neurodegenerative
and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, and obesity. Green tea and
its EGCG seem to restrain the expression of inflammatory cytokines
and inflammation-linked enzymes. The use of green tea quite possibly
improves the quality of life for inflammatory disease patients without severe adverse side-effects. (3) Back pain and its related
spinal pain conditions like leg, arm, and neck pain, etc., typically have inflammatory components with them, so adding green tea for its anti-inflammatory benefit may be a
plus.
CONTACT Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox, on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes the interaction of the immune system and pain and
the potential of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management to benefit the back pain patient.
Make your Manahawkin chiropractic
appointment today. If you cannot find time for
teatime at home, turn your drive to Manahawkin Chiropractic Center into teatime with a mug of green tea! Visit soon!